The intensifying battles raging throughout the Bentheim System couldn't be hidden at all.
Even if the military blocked every news portal from publishing articles and footage of the battles, anyone with a decent telescope could observe the battles without much effort.
They just enjoyed a delayed show due to the time it took for the light of the battle to reach the surface of Bentheim.
The only thing the government could do was to take control of the narrative by taking the initiative.
The controlled media publications each made for a rousing sight. Seeing so many mechs and starfighters acting in unison to crush the sandman fleets in order to protect the Bright Republic stabilized everyone's morale.
Though most average citizens were fooled, those who enjoyed a higher station knew better. As Ves watched yet another sanitized news broadcast, he couldn't help but snort.
